1. A. All procurement agencies shall purchase environmentally preferable products and services unless purchasing environmentally preferable products and services would limit or supersede any requirements under any provision of law or result in the purchase of products and services that:

   1. (1) Do not perform adequately for the intended use;
   2. (2) Exclude adequate competition; or
   3. (3) Are not available at a reasonable price in a reasonable period of time.

2. B. Designations.

   1. (1) The Maryland Green Purchasing Committee as established in State Finance and Procurement Article, §14-410, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall designate a single point of contact to advise State agencies, suppliers, and other interested parties on environmentally preferable purchasing issues.

   2. (2) The head of each procurement agency shall designate an employee to be responsible for annually reviewing agency specifications currently used by the unit and, to the extent practicable:

      1. (a) Adopt the environmentally preferable specifications established by the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee in §C of this regulation; and
      2. (b) Revise the unit’s procurement specifications in accordance with State Finance and Procurement Article, §14-410, Annotated Code of Maryland.

3. C. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Specifications.

   1. (1) Publish and maintain, in electronic format available to the procurement agencies on the Department of General Services website, environmentally preferable specifications for products and services; and
   2. (2) Periodically review and update the specifications to ensure the State is purchasing appropriate environmentally preferable products and services.

Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101, 14-401—14-403, 14-405, and 14-407,
Annotated Code of Maryland; Ch. 593, Acts of 2010; Ch. 314, Acts of 2011

Effective date: January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)

Regulation .01B amended effective June 6, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 953); October 18, 1999 (26:21 Md. R. 1631); May 26, 2003 (30:10 Md. R. 668); April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 685); March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338 - two actions); May 13, 2013 (40:9 Md. R. 789); April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 473); March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .02 amended effective October 12, 1996 (23:20 Md. R. 1425)

Regulation .03 amended effective June 6, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 953)

Regulation .03A amended effective February 7, 2011 (38:3 Md. R. 152)

Regulation .05 recodified to Regulation .06 and new Regulation .05 adopted effective June 6, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 953)

Regulation .05 repealed effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .05A amended effective November 7, 2005 (32:22 Md. R. 1759); April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751)

Regulation .07 adopted effective May 26, 2003 (30:10 Md. R. 668)

Regulation .08 adopted effective March 12, 2007 (34:5 Md. R. 562)

Regulation .09 adopted effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .09 amended effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .10 adopted effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .11 adopted effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .12 adopted effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .12 repealed effective April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .13 adopted effective May 13, 2013 (40:9 Md. R. 789)

Regulation .13 amended effective April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .14 adopted effective April 28, 2014 (41:8 Md. R. 473)